Sanskrit Verse
Gurun ahatvahi mahanubhavan shreyo bhoktum bhaikshyam apiha loke hatvartha-kamams tu gurun ihaiva bhunjiya bhoga rudhira-pradigdhan
Translation & Meaning
Arjuna says it is better to live as a beggar than to kill his noble teachers who are his elders and guides. Even if they are covetous of wealth, killing them would stain all enjoyments with their blood. He weighs worldly gain against moral purity and chooses renunciation over violence.
Key Teachings
- •Moral integrity is worth more than worldly gain
- •Killing one's teachers is a grave spiritual transgression
- •Renunciation of ill-gotten gains is honorable
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